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Re: Frame jig

I made on and it is a big help you can build ten frames with glue and staples in top and bottom bar in ten min or so then i put a nail in the end bars might be over kill but old habits are hard to break. Got the plans of this web site

Re: Frame jig

I have the Brushy Mountain one as well. The only thing I don't like about it is the end bars are a little to loose when placed in the jig so flipping the box over is a bit tough to do without dumping the half built frames out. Othwise it helps a bunch and still saves time.

Re: Frame jig

Here are three photos of my frame assembly jig. I used a medium as the base. It will hold 1-12 at a time.

As you can see from photo I placed the end bars against each side of the super, then I nailed a 3/4 X 3/4 on the top edge of the super.This leaves a gap of 1 1/8. Do the same on the bottom.

Place from 1 to 12 end bars on each side of the frame jig. This will space them, and keep them straight.

Next you place the top bars on the end bars and glue/nail/staple the top bars to the end bars

Next you turn the jig over and insert the bottom bars. Then glue/nail/staple the bottom bars.

Next you pull the 3/4 X3/4 pieces out, and remove the assembled frame. Place a nail/staple from the end bar into the bottom side of the top bar and the frames are assebled. The jig holds the frames square, and makes it easy to assemble the frames.

I also have a one at a time assembly jig which works great if you are using a nail/staple gun.

Re: Frame jig

>>>>>How much does a jig speed up the assembly process? <<<<

I don't know how much it speeds up the process, but look at it like this,

You pick up 20 (or whatever) end bars and insert them into each side of the jig.. Then you pick up 10 top bars and insert into the end bars, Then glue/nail/staple 10 top bars to end bars, without laying down your hammer or stapler:.. turn the jig over and insert 40 bottom bars, glue/nail/stapel the 40 without putting down hammer/stapler. Doing 10 frames at a time is kinda like an assembly line. You pick up and insert a large number of each item, as opposed to picking up one top bar, pick up the hammer/stapler, lay the hammer down, pick up bottom bars, pick up hammer/stapler. I can't quantify how much time you save but, it has to be some.

To me the biggest benefit of the jig is, it keeps the frame straight. Without some sort of jig, it is real easy for the frame to form a trapezoid, rather than a rectangle.